title: The surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open-bite deformities with rigid internal fixation in the mandible.
abstract: The rationale for the surgical correction of skeletal anterior open-bite deformities by bilateral mandibular rotation osteotomy is presented. Results of this procedure in which rigid internal fixation is used are reported and show a very high degree of long-term stability. The procedure offers a useful alternative to the more common approach of posterior maxillary intrusion, which does not always address the cosmetic defect.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reitzik
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Barer
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Wainwright
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*